Question

The length of the subway is 850 miles. If .15 inch represents 45 miles, what is the length of the subway on the map?

Answer 1

Answer:2.83

Step-by-step explanation:2.83

Answer 2

Answer:

The length of the subway on the map is $2.83\ inches$

Step-by-step explanation:

we know that

The scale on the map is equal to the length of the subway on the map divided by the length of the subway in the actual

so

Let

z------> the scale on the map

x------> the length of the subway on the map

y------> the length of the subway in the actual

$z=\frac{x}{y}$

In this problem we have

$z=\frac{0.15}{45}\frac{inches}{miles}$

$y=850\ miles$

substitute and solve for x

$\frac{0.15}{45}=\frac{x}{850}$

$x=850*\frac{0.15}{45}=2.83\ inches$